Cosmic-ray ionization of low-excitation lines in active galactic nuclei and starburst galaxies

E Koutsoumpou, JA Fernández-Ontiveros… - Astronomy & …, 2025 - aanda.org
Cosmic rays (CRs) can significantly impact dense molecular clouds in galaxies, heating the
interstellar medium (ISM) and altering its chemistry, ionization, and thermal properties. Their …

Emission-line velocity, metallicity, and extinction maps of the Large Magellanic Cloud

P Lah, M Colless, F D'Eugenio… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We measure the properties of optical emission lines in multiple locations across the Large
Magellanic Cloud (LMC) using the Australian National University 2.3-m telescope and the …

Andromeda's tenuous veil: extensive nebular emission near (yet far from) M31

A Lumbreras-Calle, JA Fernández-Ontiveros… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
A large, faint nebula was unexpectedly discovered near M31 using narrowband [O III]
images. Its apparent size and the lack of a clear counterpart at other wavelengths make it …

Investigating the Variation of Temperature and Chemical Abundance of H II regions in Nearby Galaxies Observed with Integral Field Spectroscopy

RJ Rickards Vaught - 2024 - escholarship.org
The interstellar medium (ISM) consists of the gas and dust in between stars. A critical
component that regulates the physics of the ISM is its chemical abundance (ie metallicity) …

Investigating the Variation of Temperature and Chemical Abundance of H II Regions in Nearby Galaxies Observed With Integral Field Spectroscopy

RJR Vaught - 2024 - search.proquest.com
The interstellar medium (ISM) consists of the gas and dust in between stars. A critical
component that regulates the physics of the ISM is its chemical abundance (ie metallicity) …